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when he was asked about his company's role in the outbreak. >>> president obama visit staten island, new york. one of the areas hardest hit by hurricane sandy. it comes as new york's attorney general subpoenaed two power companies into a probe into their performance. reports say the subpoenas demand con ed and long island power authority turn over details of their preparations for sandy and their performance in its aftermath. the storm left more than 8 million without power. >>> straight ahead your thursday morning weather and in sports, what's worse? shooting under your own basket or missing three times? shooting under your own basket or missing three times? okay, now here's our holiday gift list. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. you know, holiday shipping's easy with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. yea, i know. oh, you're good. good luck! priority mail flat rate boxes. online pricing starts at $5.15. only
when he was asked about his company's role in the outbreak. >>> president obama visit staten island, new york. one of the areas hardest hit by hurricane sandy. it comes as new york's attorney general subpoenaed two power companies into a probe into their performance. reports say the subpoenas demand con ed and long island power authority turn over details of their preparations for sandy and their performance in its aftermath. the storm left more than 8 million without power....
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is it right or wrong? we debate that tonight. the drums continue. >> around the time petraeus broke off the affair, she began to receive anonymous emails sent from broad well's computer. >> then cessation talk. which states do we want to secede? >> gop and gop crime is the elbow of the day. go time! >> today the president met with progressives which i always find hilarious like whoa, these are real progressives, that's fascinating, what do you want? >> a list he met with organizations of the. >> i hope he listened to them. you know who he's meeting with tomorrow? the c.e.o.'s for: >> anybody want to bet who he's going to listen to more? ok, now if you've been paying attention, you know those c.e.o.'s are going to get a lot more weight than the progressives in the white house. van jones was dismissed because fox news had issues with him. here's what he said before the meeting: >> it's funny because there's progressives saying well, we had to fight to get a democratic elected and then we have to fight him to make sure he's progress
is it right or wrong? we debate that tonight. the drums continue. >> around the time petraeus broke off the affair, she began to receive anonymous emails sent from broad well's computer. >> then cessation talk. which states do we want to secede? >> gop and gop crime is the elbow of the day. go time! >> today the president met with progressives which i always find hilarious like whoa, these are real progressives, that's fascinating, what do you want? >> a list he...
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>> right, there are a couple of different motmotivations for th meetings. one, to get a sense of the different interests coming from business leaders. also, i think president obama would like to get some of these folks on his side to come up with a balanced approach to deficit reduction. lee saunders will be here afsme. so, he'll be trying to get their prospectives on all of this. >> kristen welker at the white house for us this morning. thank you. >>> tuesday political power panel. >>> it's great to have you all here. i know that the washington post has been covering the story, the e-ma e-mail smear story with general allen. as far as we know, no everyday of security leaks. lots of big bombastic headlines, this today on the "daily news." in the line of booty. showing jill kelley, this woman in tampa. what are you hearing about the investigation as it moves forward? this is say lashs. we haven't heard anything that's threatening to national security. >> it's reality tv meets the cia meets the military. this is a story that i think will continue to unfold ov
>> right, there are a couple of different motmotivations for th meetings. one, to get a sense of the different interests coming from business leaders. also, i think president obama would like to get some of these folks on his side to come up with a balanced approach to deficit reduction. lee saunders will be here afsme. so, he'll be trying to get their prospectives on all of this. >> kristen welker at the white house for us this morning. thank you. >>> tuesday political...
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learn what president obama >> 4:47 right now. and removed the fiscal cliff showdown. president obama will meet with leaders today to discuss the deficit. they have an unorthodox ideas they are proposing to let the government go over it, at least temporarily to give their party more bargaining leverage for change later on. a deal is not reached by december 31 massive cuts and tax hikes could kick in and spark another recession. today will find out if nancy pelosi will continue in her position or step down. she was thought to become speaker again but democrats failed to win the house majority. >> on the hill, congress looking at whether this could have been prevented. house subcommittee will hold a hearing this morning for the head of the food and drug did ministration and the owner of the pharmacy at the center of the outbreak expected to testify today. 32 people have died, 438 people have become sick from contaminated steroid injections. >> testimony resumes in the trial of a bill in-state student accused with killing her roommate back in september 2011. it would assi
learn what president obama >> 4:47 right now. and removed the fiscal cliff showdown. president obama will meet with leaders today to discuss the deficit. they have an unorthodox ideas they are proposing to let the government go over it, at least temporarily to give their party more bargaining leverage for change later on. a deal is not reached by december 31 massive cuts and tax hikes could kick in and spark another recession. today will find out if nancy pelosi will continue in her...
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and i'm not saying this to beat up on the right. if barack obama had lost this election and there were a lot of liberals out there, i would ask the same question. does that undermine their credibility? >> i think it does. dick morris's comments for the hill. he wrote a mia kulpa. i think the left and the right. they can't separate their rooting interest sometimes. they think, okay. romney can -- they look at -- cherry pick certain data to say he's going win and clearly there were some major mistakes. think four years from now you're going to remember that. if they make a prediction -- >> nobody's going to remember this four years from now. they're going to come out with four fancy new sets and say here's why i think marco rubio or jeb bush is going to make it, you name it. obviously karl rove took a lot of heat from it. were these honest miscalculations because everybody in the business mangs mistakes and they try to paut on the crystal ball or were they trying to be partisan cheerleaders. >> when i saw long faces i knew the rom any
and i'm not saying this to beat up on the right. if barack obama had lost this election and there were a lot of liberals out there, i would ask the same question. does that undermine their credibility? >> i think it does. dick morris's comments for the hill. he wrote a mia kulpa. i think the left and the right. they can't separate their rooting interest sometimes. they think, okay. romney can -- they look at -- cherry pick certain data to say he's going win and clearly there were some...
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if steve is right and if, you know, obama care, the kind of seat of obama care is his legacy, what's doubly interesting there is how accidental the birth of the kind of proto obama care, romney care in massachusetts was. what happened there was a buddy of his tom, the founder of staples, you know, kind of casually mentioned to mitt when he was coming in as governor that, you know, some doctors over at mass general were having trouble dealing with their uninsured and there wasn't any kind of internal, you know, deep ideological commitment to making this happen. >> very much sort of the accidental tourist. >> totally. >> in terms of politics. we have to go. the other thing we didn't talk about, jonathan, mitt romney sort of an ac crow nistic 1950s character in an america proven to be a very very different place than the 1950sing and '60s, a browner, more female, younger and more fired up. >> and a little more progressive. the problem mitt romney had, he brought confidence or he thought he did, but he was rutterless. the competence doesn't mean anything if people look at you and think y
if steve is right and if, you know, obama care, the kind of seat of obama care is his legacy, what's doubly interesting there is how accidental the birth of the kind of proto obama care, romney care in massachusetts was. what happened there was a buddy of his tom, the founder of staples, you know, kind of casually mentioned to mitt when he was coming in as governor that, you know, some doctors over at mass general were having trouble dealing with their uninsured and there wasn't any kind of...
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he's right. what happened in the summer is the obama campaign brilliantly went out and defined mitt romney. 189 years after he lost that campaign to senator kennedy, he budget ready for those bane adds. i found it inexplicable that he didn't have some kind of come back. i mean mitt romney -- >> bob, you taught him the lesson the first time. bob shrum, have a nice recommend. thank you. and john braburn. >>> up next, congressman louie. what a piece of work he is. he's out there suggesting the obama administration -- how can you repeat this stuff -- is in cahoots with the muslim brotherhood. this is malarkey. malarkey is a good word. love me. ...but most dry foods add plant protein, like gluten iams never adds gluten. iams adds 50% more animal protein, [ dog 2 ] look at me! i'm a lean, mean flying machine [ dog 1 ] i am too! woo hoo! [ male announcer ] iams. with 50% more animal protein. [ dog 2 ] i'm an iams dog for life. not a rabbit. woof! i heard you guys can ship ground for less than the ups st
he's right. what happened in the summer is the obama campaign brilliantly went out and defined mitt romney. 189 years after he lost that campaign to senator kennedy, he budget ready for those bane adds. i found it inexplicable that he didn't have some kind of come back. i mean mitt romney -- >> bob, you taught him the lesson the first time. bob shrum, have a nice recommend. thank you. and john braburn. >>> up next, congressman louie. what a piece of work he is. he's out there...
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they voted for claire mccaskill, they voted for barack obama. and that was the partnership of defining who the republicans really are and they helped a lot with murdoch and a whole list of them. but also that we really did have a vision to moving this country forward. i think that was really, really important for these women voters. >> and your strategy as well, ppsa, to spend money early. >> in june when i went to our board and said, all that money in the bank, i'd like to spend it now. and they were like, ok, i don't know if we can raise anymore. it really was. as we just saw that we were going to be outspent but i have a favorite person to quote and that is mary upons which is enough is as good as a feast. not enough is not as good as a feast. but we had to get in there if we did do the definings, they were going to have a hard time undefining themselves. and then we were able to keep the pressure up and everybody took a piece of that. one group i would like to say was not the year of the women, i still think we have to work on, and it's list
they voted for claire mccaskill, they voted for barack obama. and that was the partnership of defining who the republicans really are and they helped a lot with murdoch and a whole list of them. but also that we really did have a vision to moving this country forward. i think that was really, really important for these women voters. >> and your strategy as well, ppsa, to spend money early. >> in june when i went to our board and said, all that money in the bank, i'd like to spend it...
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>> well, it was clear to joel benenson who was the obama pollster and who got it right on the money. it was clear in the average polls. i think john is right about this, there was an assumption inside the party that there was going to be a different electorate. you cannot explain simply by your conception of what the electorate was going to be those crazy momentum numbers that you showed over the last weekend. there was something else wrong with that polling. >> what do you think it was? was it getting together with governor christie and that great show of bipartisanship? was it the fact your side couldn't push the benghazi issue? what changed the last weekend toward obama? >> certainly, i think sandy changed things. it let the president be president. i think that helped. >> it changed the subject from benghazi. >> i would also say this race was more of a referendum in some way on mitt romney than it was the president, and that's unusual -- >> does your side -- i know you're a true believer, and i respect that. do you think -- i mean it. do you think they didn't really believe he bel
>> well, it was clear to joel benenson who was the obama pollster and who got it right on the money. it was clear in the average polls. i think john is right about this, there was an assumption inside the party that there was going to be a different electorate. you cannot explain simply by your conception of what the electorate was going to be those crazy momentum numbers that you showed over the last weekend. there was something else wrong with that polling. >> what do you think it...
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republicans think, all right, you bought it, want it, president obama doesn't want to compromise. let's go through a recession. 2% growth, stuff like that, it could be really bad, last more than two years. neil: take that out on the republican house? >> who knows. theyonvey -- a lot of times that's down to the president, but the president, with, you know, all the media cheerleading him, has a very good track record on flipping the tables on the republicans. who knows. i can see -- neil: can you prove it? >> i see both sides seeing that as the advantage, letting it blow up. neil: how do you think it works out in the end? >> i think president obama's got the eye on legacy. america will be just fine. i agree with financial times that america is the brightest spot in the world economy. >> i think they are going to cobble -- neil: so where are we going to be at midnight op new year? do you think we'll have cobbled together something? >> something cheap and band-aid style, needle nose pliers and duct tape. >> that would be good. >> well, depending on the committee to clean it up to make
republicans think, all right, you bought it, want it, president obama doesn't want to compromise. let's go through a recession. 2% growth, stuff like that, it could be really bad, last more than two years. neil: take that out on the republican house? >> who knows. theyonvey -- a lot of times that's down to the president, but the president, with, you know, all the media cheerleading him, has a very good track record on flipping the tables on the republicans. who knows. i can see -- neil:...
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governor romney than it is for president obama. we know president obama. we either like him, don't like him or are in between. lot more people have to get to know govern orromnor romney so more important debate. i think he has to be presidential. i think he has to convey the kind of person that people would be comfortable with as president. i tend to think we kind of score this as if it's a boxing match or basketball game. >> you know what it's like to debate mitt romney. i don't want to rehash any old wounds but i do want to play just some of the thing you guys got into and ask what he's like as a debater. >> governor romney, was new york a sanctuary city? >> absolutely. called itself a sanctuary city. in fact, in the welfare reform act president clinton brought forward said they were going to end the sanctuary policy of new york city, the mayor actually brought a suit to maintain its sanctuary city status. >> it's unfortunate, but mitt generally criticizes people in a situation in which he's had far the worst record. for example,
governor romney than it is for president obama. we know president obama. we either like him, don't like him or are in between. lot more people have to get to know govern orromnor romney so more important debate. i think he has to be presidential. i think he has to convey the kind of person that people would be comfortable with as president. i tend to think we kind of score this as if it's a boxing match or basketball game. >> you know what it's like to debate mitt romney. i don't want to...
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toss me about obama's future right quick. >> -- tell me about obama's feature right quick. >> he wants to have a very free pass toward enactment. he would like to fix the fiscal stuff that is on the table even as we speak. i want to believe but i do not have any reason to believe that he would want part of his legacy to deal with the inequality in this country, the short sick that the middle-class and poor more than you have spoken about have been forgotten. they were given some degree of equity and held by our government. whether he is going to do it, i do not know. i would like to think that would be the big picture thing he would work on as well as winding down the road -- a war in afghanistan. tavis: since you are frank rich and i am interested in your opinion, we spent last night tom ricks.roo is there any fallout? >> i do not think there will be any political fallout. even if it happened before the election. if anything he is more admired by republicans than by democrats. it seems to be a personal feeling. it does not seem to involve benghazi. it is a weird story. we're still fil
toss me about obama's future right quick. >> -- tell me about obama's feature right quick. >> he wants to have a very free pass toward enactment. he would like to fix the fiscal stuff that is on the table even as we speak. i want to believe but i do not have any reason to believe that he would want part of his legacy to deal with the inequality in this country, the short sick that the middle-class and poor more than you have spoken about have been forgotten. they were given some...
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the mitt romney campaign is right with the barack obama campaign was right bunker 2008. it is hard to argue with math. unless something totally unforeseen happens, he is on the path to get there. the fact is losing seven primaries to rick santorum, i don't think as much bearing on the general election. there are states that will go for the republican candidate no matter who it is, even though it is mickey mouse. no one will win illinois because that is obama's home state. the fact santorum did so poorly there, is a much better indicator of what will happen in the fall if he becomes the nominee. host: a piece that connects mitt romney with ted kennedy, this photograph of mitt romney as governor of massachusetts son in the health care bill. the headline "kennedy's influence haunt romney's career." sang, tried to distance himself , mr. romney cannot escape senator kennedy's influence. guest: i did a piece in "mother jones" in the past for the found video ofi the bill signing ceremony. and it, mitt romney just praises ted kennedy profusely for the health care initiative. i a
the mitt romney campaign is right with the barack obama campaign was right bunker 2008. it is hard to argue with math. unless something totally unforeseen happens, he is on the path to get there. the fact is losing seven primaries to rick santorum, i don't think as much bearing on the general election. there are states that will go for the republican candidate no matter who it is, even though it is mickey mouse. no one will win illinois because that is obama's home state. the fact santorum did...
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president obama held a campaign rally in george mason university. surae chinn joins us live from fairfawith more information. [ no audio ] all right, we're having some technical difficulty getting to surae chinn. we'll try and get back to her in a few minutes. >>> well, there's good news for the president because the jobs report was released today. and for the first time in four years, the unemployment rate dipped below 8%. very good news for the white house. no president has been re- elected with unemployment above 8% since the great depression. but republican challenger mitt romney says that those numbers are not good enough. tara mergener has more now from the white house. >> reporter: john keenan is repairing bikes these days. not in montana where he owns a farm with his wife but in springfield, virginia. >> i moved back in with my parents the same house i grew up in. >> reporter: keenan left behind breathtaking vistas and his cashmere sheep because jobs are more plentiful on the east coast. >> it's been is very poor economy for a long time. it'
president obama held a campaign rally in george mason university. surae chinn joins us live from fairfawith more information. [ no audio ] all right, we're having some technical difficulty getting to surae chinn. we'll try and get back to her in a few minutes. >>> well, there's good news for the president because the jobs report was released today. and for the first time in four years, the unemployment rate dipped below 8%. very good news for the white house. no president has been re-...
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obama and romney have one last full day before tomorrow's big debate. mitt romney doing his preparatory work in colorado outside denver. president obama getting ready in nevada. his side has lowered expectations -- both sides have. lowered have >> a hollywood icon is. getting a is >> and there's new research about married couples and household chores that could have you bring up your cracks in bethesda we are baking and getting ready for saturday, october 6, the taste of bethesda. join us for a slice of heaven. >> good morning, washington. >> good morning, washington. i have not had breakfast. that looks good. it is a rainy morning out there. grab the umbrella. we have showers and some downpours. looking at live super doppler in gaithersburg and into montgomery county and over the county line and over the state line in virginia towards sterling and ashburn. getting some heavy rain at this time. there's no thunder, so that's good news. the satellite and radar picture shows this is scattered all across the mid-atlantic, stretching towards the deep south.
obama and romney have one last full day before tomorrow's big debate. mitt romney doing his preparatory work in colorado outside denver. president obama getting ready in nevada. his side has lowered expectations -- both sides have. lowered have >> a hollywood icon is. getting a is >> and there's new research about married couples and household chores that could have you bring up your cracks in bethesda we are baking and getting ready for saturday, october 6, the taste of bethesda....
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and in winning the national argument about government, president obama won a great victory for the forces of liberalism in this country. right now the first lady is on their way back to the white house, knowing it's their home for the next four years. we may see them arrive later this hour. president obama now ows that the american people have voted for his vision, a vision where everyone gets a fair shot. last night, the american people said they stand with the president on his vision of a liberal democratic governance, on taxes, on medicare, on health care. this was an election about the fundamentals of our nation, about what kind of people we want to be. >> that's why elections matter. it's not small. it's big. it's important. democracy in a 300 be noisy an and it necessarily stirs passions, stirs of controversy. that won't change after tonight. and it shouldn't. these arguments we have are a mark of our liberty. c never forget that as we speak, and a chance to argue about the issues that matter, the chance to cast their ballots like we did today. across theurnt tree, americans follow
and in winning the national argument about government, president obama won a great victory for the forces of liberalism in this country. right now the first lady is on their way back to the white house, knowing it's their home for the next four years. we may see them arrive later this hour. president obama now ows that the american people have voted for his vision, a vision where everyone gets a fair shot. last night, the american people said they stand with the president on his vision of a...
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could go back to 2012, right now, and get the deal president obama offered them a week ago, which only raised about $1.2 trillion in taxes. because here's what i think is going to happen now. if we get a small deal before we go over the fiscal cliff, either because harry reid and mitch mcconnell come to a deal in the senate, or because democrats jam the republicans in congress, it's mostly going to be about extending the bush tax cuts for the middle class, which will mean letting them expire for the rich. that will net somewhere around $600 billion in new tax revenue. the white house will pocket that. they will have got in three quarters of what they wanted last year, before even the negotiations had really kicked off. then we're going to go over the cliff and the pressure will mount quickly to strike another deal. republicans are still going to want entitlement cuts sop the white house will insist that the next deal include a dollar in tax increases for every dollar in spending cuts. so in that next deal, image republicans want $800 billion in spending cuts, a number of they've kicked
could go back to 2012, right now, and get the deal president obama offered them a week ago, which only raised about $1.2 trillion in taxes. because here's what i think is going to happen now. if we get a small deal before we go over the fiscal cliff, either because harry reid and mitch mcconnell come to a deal in the senate, or because democrats jam the republicans in congress, it's mostly going to be about extending the bush tax cuts for the middle class, which will mean letting them expire...
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they have lurnlged too far to the right. president obama tapped kerry to be the next secretary of state. let me finish with the great new movie about getting bin laden and how one person can make a huge difference. we begin with where things stand on the fiscal cliff. david corn is the washington bureau chief for mother jones magazine and msnbc contributor, jared bernstein was chief economic adviser to vice president biden. gentlemen, president obama tonight said he had spoken with speaker boehner in addition to meeting with senate majority leader harry reid. >> i just spoke to speaker boehner, and i also met with senator reid. in the next few days, i've asked leaders of congress to work toward a package that prevents a tax hike on middle-class americans, protects unemployed for 2 million americans and lays the groundwork for deficit reduction. that's an achievable goal. that can get done in ten days. once this legislation's agreed to, i expect democrats and republicans to get back to washington and have it pass both chamber
they have lurnlged too far to the right. president obama tapped kerry to be the next secretary of state. let me finish with the great new movie about getting bin laden and how one person can make a huge difference. we begin with where things stand on the fiscal cliff. david corn is the washington bureau chief for mother jones magazine and msnbc contributor, jared bernstein was chief economic adviser to vice president biden. gentlemen, president obama tonight said he had spoken with speaker...
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right now, the deal president obama offered john boehner is a $1.2 trillion tax increase. after january 1st, the deal is approximately a $3.8 trillion tax cut. it is easier to sell the tax cut the deal is the same. but that makes it easier if he chooses to go this route to offer a $3.5 trillion tax cut which would be a larger tax increase. so this does snap into a difficult place for republicans. where it becomes a big, big tax cut. >> from the start we have been e cliff everything that the president is proposing becomes easier to pass. >> coming up. more on bay nor world out-of-control. and during the first meeting of vice president's task force on gun violence, there were more funerals being held in connecticut. and in the rewrite tonight, the conservative case for an assault weapons ban. , i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got nine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. >>> in the rewrite tonight, a special guest by a conserva
right now, the deal president obama offered john boehner is a $1.2 trillion tax increase. after january 1st, the deal is approximately a $3.8 trillion tax cut. it is easier to sell the tax cut the deal is the same. but that makes it easier if he chooses to go this route to offer a $3.5 trillion tax cut which would be a larger tax increase. so this does snap into a difficult place for republicans. where it becomes a big, big tax cut. >> from the start we have been e cliff everything that...
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all right, that will do it for us tonight. let's play hardball. >>> good evening. i'm michael summer connish in for chris matthews. president obama calls for congress to act on a scaled down deal that would spare the middle class on tax hikes from the first of the year. he spoke with john boehner tonight but is grand bargain still possible when everybody is leaving town. then in the weeks since the shooting massacre in a town that left hand 20 children and six educators dead, we've been hearing for plenty calling for new gun control laws but little from the nra until now. in a bizarre meeting, the head of the nra said the solution to gun vie lerchs in this country is simple. more guns. armed officers, in fact, in every school. it's the same line we've heard from nra, but has the country's relationship with guns fundamentally changed since newtown? and what we saw is yet another symptom of a real problem for the gop. they don't believe in compromise and they've lurched too far to the right. >>> plus replacing hillary clinton, john kerry gets the job he's waited for
all right, that will do it for us tonight. let's play hardball. >>> good evening. i'm michael summer connish in for chris matthews. president obama calls for congress to act on a scaled down deal that would spare the middle class on tax hikes from the first of the year. he spoke with john boehner tonight but is grand bargain still possible when everybody is leaving town. then in the weeks since the shooting massacre in a town that left hand 20 children and six educators dead, we've...
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that conversation will continue right up through may when president obama posts his fellow nato heads of state in chicago and also that the deficit again will be over a trillion dollars this year, making president obama the only president to have tree years of trillion plus deficits, how does the president defend that. >> made possible in part by the trillion dollar deficit made possible by his pled session sorry. he came into office with the great recession. a catastrophic growth in unemployment. and made efforts to reverse that trochk situation. i saw an interesting graph about what policies contributed to the policies that we have ---the deficit that we have now and it's worth reading because there's no question that two massive unpaid tax cuts, two very unpaid for wars, expansions in titlements that were unpaid for that happen as the president came into office are big contributors to the deficit. it is also true because of the catastrophic he wasn't talking about the deficit itself, he was talking about turning the economy around and there's no question he turned the economy aroun
that conversation will continue right up through may when president obama posts his fellow nato heads of state in chicago and also that the deficit again will be over a trillion dollars this year, making president obama the only president to have tree years of trillion plus deficits, how does the president defend that. >> made possible in part by the trillion dollar deficit made possible by his pled session sorry. he came into office with the great recession. a catastrophic growth in...
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you have just said the country is a center right country, and your evidence of that is that obama won? >> no, that's your evidence. >> what evidence do you have that it's center right? >> what i'm talking about is on the issues that the conservative movement is going to be talking to the country about -- >> taxing the rich? they're against that. >> there are individuals out there that they can appeal to, and my point is more broadly speaking that you cannot lump this -- what demint is doing and saying that all this gaggle of conservatives are going to be following behind it. >> i agree with that part. >> the split is much more than you think it is within the party. and so that's got to be reconciled to be honest about it. it's got to be reconciled, and to your point and your question about what would i say? i would say, look -- >> you're center right. you think the country is like you. >> understand where the country is, and that's where you need to be. >> rush limbaugh's show yesterday demint said conservatives' problem is not their message. their problem is getting their message out
you have just said the country is a center right country, and your evidence of that is that obama won? >> no, that's your evidence. >> what evidence do you have that it's center right? >> what i'm talking about is on the issues that the conservative movement is going to be talking to the country about -- >> taxing the rich? they're against that. >> there are individuals out there that they can appeal to, and my point is more broadly speaking that you cannot lump...
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why do you think that's lacking so much between john boehner and president obama right now? >> well, again, they got very close in august of 2011 to get ago deal. and i think there's still some elements of that that can be reached. but look, i'm going to tell you, when you have harry reid making the comments that he did this morning and creating a poisoned atmosphere, those are the sort of things that slow down these sort of critical negotiations. i think, yes, the president and speaker boehner can get to an agreement, but they both need help from their respective parties and from their respective coleader, the opposite leaders in terms of making this work. and, again, what harry reid said today was not helpful to this entire process at all. >> speaker boehner, dictator -- >> i was in congress in 1995 and you remember gingrich only came to the table after he was embarrassed, after we went through this business of closing down the government, everybody said this was a terrible thing, you made a mistake. then he came to the table and worked things out with clinton. let's see w
why do you think that's lacking so much between john boehner and president obama right now? >> well, again, they got very close in august of 2011 to get ago deal. and i think there's still some elements of that that can be reached. but look, i'm going to tell you, when you have harry reid making the comments that he did this morning and creating a poisoned atmosphere, those are the sort of things that slow down these sort of critical negotiations. i think, yes, the president and speaker...
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a great divide between his opponent, president obama, police said believed in redistributing wealth while he some self -- who said he believes in -- giving wealth. >> an exclusive look at the boat to the white house with a visit from c-span. to the at the votroad white house with a visit from c- span. rex -- >> and this is a political year, an election year. we want to make sure we get our kids more involved in the political process and understanding what it means to be a citizen and everything else that goes along with that. >> 100 it is didn't got to go on the bus -- 150 students go to go in small groups. they got to interact with all kinds of seized their resources on the internet and test their knowledge with quizzes. >> they can look at some of our featured web sites. >> the idea is didn't learn to use these resources to research their own personal questions or use them in school 3 >> breaking news for class discussions or if we have to do a project. it would be easier that news -- we can use it for class discussions or if we have to do a project. it is easier that way. >> some
a great divide between his opponent, president obama, police said believed in redistributing wealth while he some self -- who said he believes in -- giving wealth. >> an exclusive look at the boat to the white house with a visit from c-span. to the at the votroad white house with a visit from c- span. rex -- >> and this is a political year, an election year. we want to make sure we get our kids more involved in the political process and understanding what it means to be a citizen...
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right now. >> when it rains it pours. do you believe the amount of stuff that happened tonight? >> it's so much rain it's almost mud wrestling at this point. >> seriously. with better outfits. thanks, man. i appreciate it. an incredible night of news. thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour. do you want to know what just happened tonight in washington? do you want to know what just happened, with congress just unexpectedly imploding and the republicans in congress dissolving into a huge internal fight, including screaming matches within their own caucus and all of a sudden they're just turning off the light and abandoning what they were doing and nobody really knows why and nobody knows what happens next? do you want to know how we got here and why this just happened and why it's really important? let us start here. okay? this is jim demint. jim demint was re-elected senator for south carolina not this past election, 2012, but in 2010. you might remember he was the guy who ha
right now. >> when it rains it pours. do you believe the amount of stuff that happened tonight? >> it's so much rain it's almost mud wrestling at this point. >> seriously. with better outfits. thanks, man. i appreciate it. an incredible night of news. thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour. do you want to know what just happened tonight in washington? do you want to know what just happened, with congress just unexpectedly imploding and the republicans in...
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to some, tent speaker john boehner set this up beautifully and obama walked right into this poorly baited trap saying no, no we won't get the tax extensions done, no, we won't get the debt limit down, no, we won't get the spending. it just seems like boehner set a poorly baited trap and obama walked right into it. >> in 2010 the independents swung toward the conservatives. they're swinging toward the conservatives now. this race -- this is going to be a waste of money to have an election in the fall. it's going to easily be mitt romney and president obama will be on his way back to blue island, illinois to work on his museum. >> i think this is a fine example of living in one's own reality. the reality is this has been tested by social scientists who do polls and most persons, vast majority, including independents, believe you should have a mix of revenues and tax -- deficit. real quick, if you have a household that is in debt, one thing do you is cut your spending, fewer movies, fewer nights out but dount quit your job and take the revenues out of your household. you might add a job. rep
to some, tent speaker john boehner set this up beautifully and obama walked right into this poorly baited trap saying no, no we won't get the tax extensions done, no, we won't get the debt limit down, no, we won't get the spending. it just seems like boehner set a poorly baited trap and obama walked right into it. >> in 2010 the independents swung toward the conservatives. they're swinging toward the conservatives now. this race -- this is going to be a waste of money to have an election...
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right now we are seeing someone who is not clear yet. either candidate obama coming back or he is actually the president who we have wanted him to be in the first place. it's not clear yet, but i think he can learn. i was so moved by that possibility, in fact that i decided i wanted to get him a copy. on friday morning -- the book came out on tuesday, and on friday i went to the white house and i tried to get the guard to take the book into have. it's a whole long story. it was pretty amazing. the guard said no. i had to mail it. i learned earlier that day that someone from the white house communications office could actually run out the person who did the interview of me and said to her, is this for real? and she, to her credit, wrote back and said, yes, and how is your mother? [laughter] so i like that. so i decided to find that guy's name. i called him out. i call the white house up. the white house was giving me all of this were merle. i talked to her, the secretary. and she said that the book would get there. i still had to mail it
right now we are seeing someone who is not clear yet. either candidate obama coming back or he is actually the president who we have wanted him to be in the first place. it's not clear yet, but i think he can learn. i was so moved by that possibility, in fact that i decided i wanted to get him a copy. on friday morning -- the book came out on tuesday, and on friday i went to the white house and i tried to get the guard to take the book into have. it's a whole long story. it was pretty amazing....
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>> you're right, michelle, we do. i think the key take way is yesterday when obama said we are only a hundred or 200 billion away bp. but boehner, and he said this a lot of times, balance. he want an eye for an eye. dollar per spending or revenue cut. right now the market is hanging in there. you see an uptick in the s&p michelle. >> yeah. we will keep watching it all. sticking around, let's go to bertha coombs standing by. >> closing lower for a third day, michelle, and today really seeing selling prices. we have low volumes going into the holiday. gold on track, actually. for its worst gain in 12 years. still up for a year but take a look at silver. that is what one trigger is telling me. these days it looks like this move is more about allocation, people moving out of metals and silver more after beta play is really taking up more on the chin. lowest close here since august 22, down for six straight session and copper following suit as well. down for fourth session. back to you guys at nyc. >> thank you, bertha. le
>> you're right, michelle, we do. i think the key take way is yesterday when obama said we are only a hundred or 200 billion away bp. but boehner, and he said this a lot of times, balance. he want an eye for an eye. dollar per spending or revenue cut. right now the market is hanging in there. you see an uptick in the s&p michelle. >> yeah. we will keep watching it all. sticking around, let's go to bertha coombs standing by. >> closing lower for a third day, michelle, and...
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we need to be right about that. >> i hope so. if barack obama can chalk up wins again grover norquist and the nra that's impressive. >> eliot: michael tomasky. thank you as always for your insights. joining me now for why gun legislation is so hard to pass, paul blumenthal, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me on. >> eliot: now, you've written fascinating stuff about where the power of the nra comes up, and it's not money so much. it seems like a lot of money but you don't think that's the source of their power. explain this to us? >> well, they spend a ton of money on lobbying, they spend on campaign contributions and they seemingly spend a lot on campaign expenditures, but a lot of that is a drop in the bucket when you look at the fact that they're made up of 4 million members, a lot of whom are hardcore single-issue voters. they go and make their voices heard. they call the offices, they send in mail. the thing that powers them is not the money but their manpower and also a lot of mythology about their power th
we need to be right about that. >> i hope so. if barack obama can chalk up wins again grover norquist and the nra that's impressive. >> eliot: michael tomasky. thank you as always for your insights. joining me now for why gun legislation is so hard to pass, paul blumenthal, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me on. >> eliot: now, you've written fascinating stuff about where the power of the nra comes up, and it's not money so much. it seems like a lot of...
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what did the obama campaign do right and what did the romney campaign do wrong? >> and i ran for office because i'm concerned about americans. this election is over. but our principles endure. >> the voters have their say. leaving washington to search for a compromise even as a fiscal crisis looms. >> this is an opportunity for the president to lead. this is his. >> i'm open to compromise. i'm open to new ideas. i'm committed to solving our fiscal challenge. gwen: here to cover another historic week dan balz of "the washington post." john dickerson of cbs news. beth reinhard of "national journal" and jeff zeleny of "new york times." >> live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. produced in association with national journal. corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1975 we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. through the years from insurance to investment management from real estate to retirement solutions. we've developed new ideas for the financial cha
what did the obama campaign do right and what did the romney campaign do wrong? >> and i ran for office because i'm concerned about americans. this election is over. but our principles endure. >> the voters have their say. leaving washington to search for a compromise even as a fiscal crisis looms. >> this is an opportunity for the president to lead. this is his. >> i'm open to compromise. i'm open to new ideas. i'm committed to solving our fiscal challenge. gwen: here...
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all right? we have a lot more still to come this hour including a new report on the success of both the boehner and the obama fiscal cliff plan. hint hint, neither are successful. now, does the speaker of the house have the file behind him in the deal making progress? are some lawmakers breaking away from the leader? congressman tim gives us the scoop next. we'll be back. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time r christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. tracy: does speaker boehner have more than a fiscal cliff to worry about? up next, will the top republican in the house stay that way in 2013? tracy: speaker boehner 1 not the only one facing the challenge of keeping the u.s. from falling off the cliff, but he's keeping the top post in the new year, and finding that could be a challenge. will the house see a shakeup in 2013? let's a
all right? we have a lot more still to come this hour including a new report on the success of both the boehner and the obama fiscal cliff plan. hint hint, neither are successful. now, does the speaker of the house have the file behind him in the deal making progress? are some lawmakers breaking away from the leader? congressman tim gives us the scoop next. we'll be back. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time r christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your...
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[ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> cenk: all right, president obama was also asked about general petraeus and all the different scandals involved with him and general john allen the c.i.a. and the military. during his press conference today here was his quick answer. >> obama: i have no evidence at this point. from what i've seen classified information was disclosed that in any way would have had a negative impact on our national security. >> cenk: in this case let's move on. i think the investigation into these generals is now getting to the absurd. to be fair i thought it was absurd from the first place. why are we digging into these people's e-mails because a couple of women sent e-mails to each other because they weren't happy with how much they were flirting with the general. this is insanity. i'm no feign of the general for policy reasons but why are we looking into their lives. paula broadwell, the one who had an affair with general petraeus, this is what is happening to her her. >> "abc news" has learned that paula broadwell who had the afireaffair with petraeus may have store documents i
[ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> cenk: all right, president obama was also asked about general petraeus and all the different scandals involved with him and general john allen the c.i.a. and the military. during his press conference today here was his quick answer. >> obama: i have no evidence at this point. from what i've seen classified information was disclosed that in any way would have had a negative impact on our national security. >> cenk: in this case let's move on. i think...
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after president obama cracked down on human rights in russia. >> name of the proposed law is the original rush yab name of one of the children who tragically died in the country. >> the russian adoption expert said the ban could put the applications already in the pipeline in jeopardy. >> if it passed it means the suspension of all cases including cases that are in process now. >> those kids over there, they need a forever hope. >> her hope is to find that hope outside the u.s. >> if the russians will let a you're peen adopt her or someone other than american, it's her one chance. >> and russian's foreign minister is against this ban but the decision is on president putin. >> here's a look at some of the stories -- this week, president barack obama's win will be made official. >> rafael nadal was off the courts for six months but this week he will play in abu dhabi in an exhibition tournament. it turns out that he needed more time to heal. >> tomorrow night, it's christmas eve. pope benedict will hold midnight mass. this will be the eighth time he has presided since his papcy began in 200
after president obama cracked down on human rights in russia. >> name of the proposed law is the original rush yab name of one of the children who tragically died in the country. >> the russian adoption expert said the ban could put the applications already in the pipeline in jeopardy. >> if it passed it means the suspension of all cases including cases that are in process now. >> those kids over there, they need a forever hope. >> her hope is to find that hope...
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all right? we have a lot more still to come this hour including a new report on the success of both the boehner and the obama fiscal cliff plan. hint hint, neither are successful. now, does the speaker of the houshave the file behind him in the deal making progress? are some lawmakers breaking away from theeader? congressman tim gives us the scoop next. we'll be back. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to be the best. and at this special time of year, they shine even brighter. come to the winter event and get the mercedes-benz you've always wished for, now for an exceptional price. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 glk350 for $399 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone...but her likes 50% more cash. but i'm upping my game. do you want a candy cane? yes! do you want the puppy? yes! do you want a tricycle? yes! do you want 50 percent more cash? no! ♪ fes
all right? we have a lot more still to come this hour including a new report on the success of both the boehner and the obama fiscal cliff plan. hint hint, neither are successful. now, does the speaker of the houshave the file behind him in the deal making progress? are some lawmakers breaking away from theeader? congressman tim gives us the scoop next. we'll be back. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to be the best. and at this special time of year, they...
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where do you think this stands with democrats right now, this social security idea? >> well, don't like it for the reasons that you say, and it is a regressive way of cutting benefits. you know, social security is also not the biggest budget buster. it really is medicare is the biggest long-term threat. but i think democrats hate a chain cpi adjustment less than they hate raising the retirement age for medicare which was a trial balloon we saw and provoked an angry reaction from the left. they may dislike this a little less than they dislike the talk about the retirement age for medicare. you make a good point. there's been so much focus i think appropriately on whether the republican party is capable of accepting higher tax rates and whether the tea party and the junior members of the house are going to stand their ground and kind of shoot down anything boehner proposes on that front, but you have to keep in mind, obama has got to sell it to democrats as well. you can't do this without democrats. so he moves a little bit boehner's way and then he has to worry about
where do you think this stands with democrats right now, this social security idea? >> well, don't like it for the reasons that you say, and it is a regressive way of cutting benefits. you know, social security is also not the biggest budget buster. it really is medicare is the biggest long-term threat. but i think democrats hate a chain cpi adjustment less than they hate raising the retirement age for medicare which was a trial balloon we saw and provoked an angry reaction from the left....
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president obama was right to attempt a reform. he joined a long list of members of both parties who want to see our health-care system improve, but obamacare clearly is not the answer. two years after its passage, americans have now come to their own conclusions -- they do not like it. they think it is unconstitutional, and they want it repealed. the time has come to clear the way and start over. to replace this unconstitutional law with common sense step-by-step reforms that lower cost and americans support. >> earlier today, president obama departed for a three-day trip to south korea for an international nuclear security summit. airforce one is scheduled to land early sunday with the president will hold several bilateral meetings with the prime minister of turkey and the south korean president. monday, the president speaks at a korean university and meets with russian president dmitry medvedev and chinese president hu jintao. he returns to d.c. tuesday evening. >> i remember lying in bed one night as i heard an argument brewing
president obama was right to attempt a reform. he joined a long list of members of both parties who want to see our health-care system improve, but obamacare clearly is not the answer. two years after its passage, americans have now come to their own conclusions -- they do not like it. they think it is unconstitutional, and they want it repealed. the time has come to clear the way and start over. to replace this unconstitutional law with common sense step-by-step reforms that lower cost and...
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in congress and president obama, i wanted to ask about the meeting that took place today. you had labor leaders there. they have said in an interview if medicare and social security are part of any deal that president obama strikes with republicans, labor will be against it. and i look at that and i say, how can that not be part of any deal that obama strikes with republicans? how much trouble will he have on the left selling any deal he reaches? >> it's going to be hard to sell. any deal that deals with those entitlement issues. harry reid said clearly here, social security, we will not touch social security as part of this package. so it's probably going to end upcoming down to e medicare and medicaid. if the president starts to negotiate on those issues because he'll have to do some of that in order to get republicans support on taxes. even mitch mcconnell went to the floor and said, i will consider higher revenues, but the president has to agree to something on entitlements. so the question is, if he does do something, how many democrats can the president bring on boar
in congress and president obama, i wanted to ask about the meeting that took place today. you had labor leaders there. they have said in an interview if medicare and social security are part of any deal that president obama strikes with republicans, labor will be against it. and i look at that and i say, how can that not be part of any deal that obama strikes with republicans? how much trouble will he have on the left selling any deal he reaches? >> it's going to be hard to sell. any deal...
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you look at what the speaker has proposed he has conceded that income tax rates should go up except right now he only wants to have them go up for millionaires. >> tomorrow the senate will pass legislation that will make the tax cuts permanent for 99.1% of the american people. then the president can call on democrats to pass the bill or he can be responsible for the largest tax increase in american history. >> jennifer: i don't know, mr. president. i think you may need to call his bluff again. so for a look at the good bad, and ugly ideas for the fiscal cliff is tad divine. he was a senior strategist for gore and kerry's presidential campaign. welcome back inside "the war room," ted. >> governor good to be with you. >> jennifer: speaker boehner's plan b is a bad idea for the country, but it is a good idea for house republicans? >> i think they are concerned about what may happen to them in a republican primary. that motivates almost every action they take these days and that leads them to have a vote that can give them cover later on. but the speaker and the republicans are so poorly posi
you look at what the speaker has proposed he has conceded that income tax rates should go up except right now he only wants to have them go up for millionaires. >> tomorrow the senate will pass legislation that will make the tax cuts permanent for 99.1% of the american people. then the president can call on democrats to pass the bill or he can be responsible for the largest tax increase in american history. >> jennifer: i don't know, mr. president. i think you may need to call his...
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. >> that's exactly right. this is where i think president obama is doing a really good job staying focused on the fact that we have got to have revenue. they've got to come from the top 2%. that's got to be part of a long term deficit reduction program. if we don't do that, the in equity that you just spoke about, the maldistribution that is going to intensify the pressure will be there if we don't get revenue to make yet more cuts on revenue unscientific research, all those things that provide some minimum safety net bottom line, the president i think is doing a good job hanging tough on the obvious, and that is if you're going to get revenues from the top 2%, we've got to go back to the clinton tax rates. down the road, maybe make adjustments, but right now hang in there. >> i think that is exactly right. certainly last year in the fiscal deficit negotiations, we were upset when he caved in the end of the day. this time he is sticking with it drawing the line in the sand. they are saying capital and income f
. >> that's exactly right. this is where i think president obama is doing a really good job staying focused on the fact that we have got to have revenue. they've got to come from the top 2%. that's got to be part of a long term deficit reduction program. if we don't do that, the in equity that you just spoke about, the maldistribution that is going to intensify the pressure will be there if we don't get revenue to make yet more cuts on revenue unscientific research, all those things that...
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carried by a substantial margin did the right thing and supported that piece of legislation. i think it's remarkable. when we present that conservative legislation, we get the people supporting us. >> and i'm a good follow-up to mike's comments, because i came from one of those districts. do you know what it's like to be a conservative in new york? but i am here to tell you, and i voted against -- i voted for cut, cap and balance. but the budget control act i thought was not the right way to go for this country. i think what we need to do a better job of, and this is the challenge for all of you as well as for us, we need to let the american people know that our principles -- it's not a republican or a democratic or conservative -- our principles, the principles upon which this country was found ready the right way to go. it's what will get this country out of this economic quagmire that we're in. it is what will energize this nation, will instill the american dream for all of us and get that bag going. we've got to do a better job. we're right on this issue. we're right on t
carried by a substantial margin did the right thing and supported that piece of legislation. i think it's remarkable. when we present that conservative legislation, we get the people supporting us. >> and i'm a good follow-up to mike's comments, because i came from one of those districts. do you know what it's like to be a conservative in new york? but i am here to tell you, and i voted against -- i voted for cut, cap and balance. but the budget control act i thought was not the right way...
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what is going on right now. obama does this very nice balance between "i am open to everything, but i am drawing one red line for millionaires --" >> i don't hear him changing on that. >> he is not. the ones who are being really tough for the democrats in the house and the senate. they are the ones doing the public posturing for him. >> i think also that john boehner does not have a strong hand. he has got a caucus that has dug in its heels on any kind of compromise. i saw this picture of john boehner, this cartoon character, holding a football and saying to president obama "trust me." >> there was an election on november 6 and the democrats did not do that badly. who is here? >> everybody has got to give. >> it really is true. you cannot tax your way out of this debt, you cannot slash expenses and get out of this in debt. you have got to do both. >> somewhat gradually. >> the president seems to be offering a two-for-one deal -- for every $1 of tax increase, he will cut expenses by $2. simpson-bowles wanted a on
what is going on right now. obama does this very nice balance between "i am open to everything, but i am drawing one red line for millionaires --" >> i don't hear him changing on that. >> he is not. the ones who are being really tough for the democrats in the house and the senate. they are the ones doing the public posturing for him. >> i think also that john boehner does not have a strong hand. he has got a caucus that has dug in its heels on any kind of compromise....
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this is still a conversation between boehner and obama. i think brit hume was right earlier. boehner has a weak hand. the fact he has a weak hand is causing something close to a panic among the republican rank and file. >> bret: thank you for that. >> you're welcome. i think that you are seeing republicans freak out a little bit. little bit too prematurely. the ironic thing in some ways it might strengthen boehner's hand in negotiations. if he can go in and say they are going to fire me if i do what you are asking. i can't do that. one thing that barack obama understands is personal preservation and self-politic and it may make boehner a more credible negotiator in this. at the end to day, the republicans have to shoot the hostage and they will probably have to end up raising rates. >> bret: let's take a listen to one of the senators. senator corker over the weekendbe. as jonah mentioned he does front a vote in the house but he was speaking this weekend -- he does not have a vote in house but he was speaking on "fox news sunday." >> once you give him the rate on the top 2% it
this is still a conversation between boehner and obama. i think brit hume was right earlier. boehner has a weak hand. the fact he has a weak hand is causing something close to a panic among the republican rank and file. >> bret: thank you for that. >> you're welcome. i think that you are seeing republicans freak out a little bit. little bit too prematurely. the ironic thing in some ways it might strengthen boehner's hand in negotiations. if he can go in and say they are going to...
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that is right. the underlying bill says the only folks who should get food stamps are those who qualify for food stamps. it turns out, like every federal program, there is some fraud. some folks are receiving taxpayer sponsored benefits today who have not earned them, who did not find themselves entitled to them by virtue of their circumstance. because this underlying bill aims to eliminate that fraud, folks come to the floor saying, why are republicans going hungry people out during christmas? outrageous that we cannot have a conversation about serious things in a serious time. the outrage that my colleagues on the rules committee 0.2 from last night -- what happened -- on the rules committee 0.2 from last night -- rules committee point to from last night. everybody knows the problem is not taxes, but too much spending. where are the spending cuts? the rules committee staff went to work immediately and found a package not that it had never been seen before or read before or vetted before, one that
that is right. the underlying bill says the only folks who should get food stamps are those who qualify for food stamps. it turns out, like every federal program, there is some fraud. some folks are receiving taxpayer sponsored benefits today who have not earned them, who did not find themselves entitled to them by virtue of their circumstance. because this underlying bill aims to eliminate that fraud, folks come to the floor saying, why are republicans going hungry people out during christmas?...
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i hope you're right. i hope president obama is situated to do this. nra members have been saying for literally five years that president obama was going to come and get their guns. they have seen no difference in their ability to purchase firearm and ammunition. i have no problem with hunters with sports men. but the access to high-power weaponry is obviously a problem in this country. something has to be done. >> eliot: professor very quickly, you wrote likewise a small number of corporations produce and market semiautomatic weapons for the market, why are they not named and shamed. can't we turn against the companies who profit from this and say we don't want to be investors with you and you have to get out of this business. >> absolutely. i hope they will just moderate their business practices. you know, in britain a semiautomatic weapons have the gasgas and pump taken out so they turn into manual weapons. this could voluntarily make they will manual. the technical ability is there and i think we should be pressuring them to do that. >> eliot: i ce
i hope you're right. i hope president obama is situated to do this. nra members have been saying for literally five years that president obama was going to come and get their guns. they have seen no difference in their ability to purchase firearm and ammunition. i have no problem with hunters with sports men. but the access to high-power weaponry is obviously a problem in this country. something has to be done. >> eliot: professor very quickly, you wrote likewise a small number of...
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right now to do a deal? >> reporter: that is the suspicion that's shared by a lot of republicans taking it, steve, as almost an article of faith of three weeks, a month, that the president actually wants to go over the cliff and i'm not sure if that's true. i have no way of knowing if that's true. i kind of doubt it. if you look at it, the republicans lose a lot of leverage. they have painted themselves in to this corner. there's no denying that fact. john boehner obviously we know what happened last week. sifting through the wreckage of the plan "b." gone back to plan "a," a bill passed by the congress and extending tax cuts for everyone and sent to the senate. they don't expect the senate to take that. use that as a legislative vehicle and what's today? saturday. new year's eve is -- sorry. today's friday. too much holiday cheer. but come on. i mean -- >> he will be working the weekend. >> reporter: i am. oh my god. i don't want to get started on that. but anyway, you know, there's a lot at stake here. and
right now to do a deal? >> reporter: that is the suspicion that's shared by a lot of republicans taking it, steve, as almost an article of faith of three weeks, a month, that the president actually wants to go over the cliff and i'm not sure if that's true. i have no way of knowing if that's true. i kind of doubt it. if you look at it, the republicans lose a lot of leverage. they have painted themselves in to this corner. there's no denying that fact. john boehner obviously we know what...
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doubling down on hope and barack obama. what does the winner hope will give him and more important us a second term upgrade? will the hard right in the house give thumbs down for the re-elected president, will they risk the fiscal abyss to keep their ties to the tea party? and finally, this is my country. even mitt romney was echoing that cry from the anti-obama crowd, pledging to take our country back. but that is deep in the past. no matter how hard they want it, america's fewer you to -- future just won't look like the early 1950's. hi, i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. with us today, the washington post bob woodward. "the washington post" kathleen parker, "the new york times" d helen cooper. first up. barack obama's place in american presidential history was upgrated tuesday with his convincing sweeping re-election by an entirely new american elect rat. -- electorate. >> we are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are and forever w
doubling down on hope and barack obama. what does the winner hope will give him and more important us a second term upgrade? will the hard right in the house give thumbs down for the re-elected president, will they risk the fiscal abyss to keep their ties to the tea party? and finally, this is my country. even mitt romney was echoing that cry from the anti-obama crowd, pledging to take our country back. but that is deep in the past. no matter how hard they want it, america's fewer you to --...
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everything has to be just right. perfection is in the details. ♪ ♪ get to holiday fun faster with pillsbury cookie dough. >>we tackle the big issues here in our nation's capital. >> eliot: when president obama was re-elected, it wasn't just a win for him. it was also a win for facts and science. while everyone is entitled to his or her own opinions on subjects like climate change health reform and tax policy, as the great patrick moynahan would tell you they're not entitled to their own facts. i had a chance to speak about these topics and more. >> eliot: senator sheldon whitehouse what can the president do. >> i give a speech every week on the senate floor to keep the pressure up on this. we have the problem here which the republican party has categoryically denied that climate change exists, and they're in a place magic and fantasy. and we have to live in the real world as prepare as your state knows better than any about the consequences of the climate change. the storms and so forth. two things, one the presi
everything has to be just right. perfection is in the details. ♪ ♪ get to holiday fun faster with pillsbury cookie dough. >>we tackle the big issues here in our nation's capital. >> eliot: when president obama was re-elected, it wasn't just a win for him. it was also a win for facts and science. while everyone is entitled to his or her own opinions on subjects like climate change health reform and tax policy, as the great patrick moynahan would tell you they're not entitled to...
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they thought libya was going all right. i think there was a break between-- >> a light footprint was explicit policy, maybe not explicit, but after gaddafi fell we washed our hands of libya more or less. had a few state department and cia this. morals said the qataris and united arab emirates, they would take care of arming things and we let them arm the islamists, that's who they support and now the islamists are gaining in strength against an elected government. >> but this is reflective of a broader pattern of a spore raddic attentiveness that this administration shows, it's broadly reactive, not proactive and you know, basically said, hey, libya, we've been there, done that. gaddafi is gone and on to what might be happening in cairo. >> paul: what are the implications for secretary clinton and i assume, we all assume she'll run for president. >> well, this, it's secretary clinton, i think, could not have hoped for a better report than the one that she got, because let's face it, management failures, we said management s
they thought libya was going all right. i think there was a break between-- >> a light footprint was explicit policy, maybe not explicit, but after gaddafi fell we washed our hands of libya more or less. had a few state department and cia this. morals said the qataris and united arab emirates, they would take care of arming things and we let them arm the islamists, that's who they support and now the islamists are gaining in strength against an elected government. >> but this is...
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>> well, it was clear to joel bennenson who was the obama pollster and who got it right on the money. it was clear in the average polls. i think john is right about this, there was an assumption inside the party that there was going to be a different electorate. >> did you see it, bob? did you see the excitement this time we both saw in '08 for obama? >> of course you didn't see the same level of excitement but i saw a level of determination that was intense. i saw people waiting for hours in line in the polls. i'll tell you one other thing. you cannot explain simply by your conception of what the electorate was going to be those crazy momentum numbers that you showed over that last weekend. there was something else wrong with that polling. >> what do you think it was? >> well -- >> was it the getting together with governor christie and that great show of bipartisanship? was it the fact your side couldn't push the benghazi issue? what changed the last weekend toward obama? >> certainly i think sandy changed things. it let the president be president. >> it changed the subject from beng
>> well, it was clear to joel bennenson who was the obama pollster and who got it right on the money. it was clear in the average polls. i think john is right about this, there was an assumption inside the party that there was going to be a different electorate. >> did you see it, bob? did you see the excitement this time we both saw in '08 for obama? >> of course you didn't see the same level of excitement but i saw a level of determination that was intense. i saw people...
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president obama seems to love rt the drama. i thought he didn't like drama. the reality is that there will be so little impact on our fiscal future. the after all of the drama and whateeer the outcome, we remaih in great jeopardy. because this isn't a fiscals. future. this is not something that any of us want. don't you love it? a lame-duck session of congress. they areon the ones who have to steer us away from the fiscal cliff. joining us tonight, governor jo mike huckabee. , the dumbest spyr had. >> not a good week for spies. dra you add to the the drama with general allan and this ever expanding scandal. it is tragic.heir it is tragic for their families, tragic for all the people who serve with them. tragic for america. lou: and the part that you said where it is tragic foru: us us. in our various institutions, since there are no consequences. sitting in an aircraft, we have a pretty strong light, and this actually the architect and the guy who presided over the largest conflict in american history, a conflict we have not won. >> to his credit, we have to
president obama seems to love rt the drama. i thought he didn't like drama. the reality is that there will be so little impact on our fiscal future. the after all of the drama and whateeer the outcome, we remaih in great jeopardy. because this isn't a fiscals. future. this is not something that any of us want. don't you love it? a lame-duck session of congress. they areon the ones who have to steer us away from the fiscal cliff. joining us tonight, governor jo mike huckabee. , the dumbest spyr...
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. >> that's absolutely right. as president obama has said, i think president obama reiterate reiterated, elections matter. the president has the right to form a national security cabinet, people surrounding him that he has confidence in given the weighty issues you've outlined in the opening. it's been 20, 25 years since we went through a very difficult process regarding john tower nominated by president bush to be secretary of defense. that poison the political waters for some time. it turned out that president bush got a pretty good secretary of defense in dick cheney. i'm curious and cautious as to whether the republicans really want to go down this road. >> eliot: what the tower did for the defense process. let's switch gears to a couple miles east. to defuse or is it possible to dee fuse what is going on right now between israel and hamas welcome. >> it's very difficult because the landscape, you know, surrounding gaza has been transformed since we went through this kind of spasm in in 2008. and every potenti
. >> that's absolutely right. as president obama has said, i think president obama reiterate reiterated, elections matter. the president has the right to form a national security cabinet, people surrounding him that he has confidence in given the weighty issues you've outlined in the opening. it's been 20, 25 years since we went through a very difficult process regarding john tower nominated by president bush to be secretary of defense. that poison the political waters for some time. it...
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>> all right, thank you so much, alex. >>> and now we move on to big news for the obama campaign. just 57 days to go before "your voice, your vote" and the latest poll shows the president pulling ahead, that post-convention bounce. he is now leading governor romney by six points as both candidates set their sights on the handful of voters still making up their minds, so who are they? abc's david muir is in the swing state of ohio tonight. david? >> reporter: diane, that small haful of voters you speak of by some estimates 7 million americans who could decide this race. tonight, what's behind the president's bounce and this year why even a small bounce could determine the winner in november. here is mitt romney greeted by supporters and by the new poll numbers. president obama pulling ahead. before the democratic convention that same poll, the two men tied at 48 apiece. tonight, the president with a six-point lead. strategists on both sides recognize that in this election year even a small shift is significant. >> four-point leader is as significant as a 10 to 12-point lead 20 year
>> all right, thank you so much, alex. >>> and now we move on to big news for the obama campaign. just 57 days to go before "your voice, your vote" and the latest poll shows the president pulling ahead, that post-convention bounce. he is now leading governor romney by six points as both candidates set their sights on the handful of voters still making up their minds, so who are they? abc's david muir is in the swing state of ohio tonight. david? >> reporter:...
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these are 18 to 29 year olds to obama by about 20 points this time. i mean, bush only lost the youth vote and the youth vote typically does go democrat, it's just about being competitive. bush only lost to kerley in 9 points and gore less than that. and reagan won the youth vote. the trend is in the opposite direction. >> is that a focus on cultural issues-- or not hip enough? >> i don't know, a conversation with a strategist about this i think that the youth tends to vote on social issues and surprising since a lot of them are coming out of college ap the economy looking drab. >> paul: house speaker john boehner extends an olive branch, how much will they [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] woer what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relf ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more... [ midwestern/chicago accent ] cheddar!
these are 18 to 29 year olds to obama by about 20 points this time. i mean, bush only lost the youth vote and the youth vote typically does go democrat, it's just about being competitive. bush only lost to kerley in 9 points and gore less than that. and reagan won the youth vote. the trend is in the opposite direction. >> is that a focus on cultural issues-- or not hip enough? >> i don't know, a conversation with a strategist about this i think that the youth tends to vote on social...
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they have looked at this right-wing at the nomination fight, and they don't think romney can beat obama. >> one of the -- >> i think you're right. look, let me go back to real people. people that watch programs like this pay attention and care. those 20% in the middle that decide elections pay attention near the end. the last couple weeks and months, but if you do it like that and watch television in the last couple months, which you do, you can't turn on even a nonpolitical show like entertainment tonight. it's saturated by negativity. attacking the president for being cool. for a nonattentive voter, this could be a turn off to obama. let's take a look, see if it is. ♪ >> obama! obama! >> preezy of the united steezy. ♪ i'm so in love with you >> he's a jackass. >> obama! obama! obama! obama! >> i can see some regular voter where i grew up, anywhere i grew up, watching this saying that guy is screwing around as president, not taking it seriously, and i'm gotten for the other guy. >> you have to believe that before they put $6 million into this, they did the focus groups. they showed
they have looked at this right-wing at the nomination fight, and they don't think romney can beat obama. >> one of the -- >> i think you're right. look, let me go back to real people. people that watch programs like this pay attention and care. those 20% in the middle that decide elections pay attention near the end. the last couple weeks and months, but if you do it like that and watch television in the last couple months, which you do, you can't turn on even a nonpolitical show...
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>> right. that's the supposed rationale. we heard president obama talk about this for some of the justifications of laying down computer lines in rural areas because in a modern society, the only way you get a job these days is to have access to the internet, and, in this case, they are saying, you know, you have a telephone, relatives can call you, but the honest truth of it is, you know, because i don't think it's new, but i believe some form of a computer will be next. that's the string l logic. listen, it's unfair to the people they can't go online to a job site and post their resumÉ. of course, every time they post it, they watch a video on youtube a thousand times, and it's misused. hoppestly, it's going to be misused, and the whole thank -- whole thing that bothers me and the booker food stamp this week, and they dry to continuously make poverty more comfortable to the point where people don't get off of it, less effort to get off of it. okay, we'll pay your rent. we'll pay for your food. we'll pay your transportatio
>> right. that's the supposed rationale. we heard president obama talk about this for some of the justifications of laying down computer lines in rural areas because in a modern society, the only way you get a job these days is to have access to the internet, and, in this case, they are saying, you know, you have a telephone, relatives can call you, but the honest truth of it is, you know, because i don't think it's new, but i believe some form of a computer will be next. that's the...
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president obama has directed officials to use foreign assistance and diplomacy to promote gay rights across the country. >>> and the white house says that the president's oldest daughter, malia, is safe, was never in danger during a strong earthquake today in mexico. malia is on vacation with a school group in the southwestern part of the country, according to reports from the region. and the u.s. geological survey says a major earthquake was felt strongly in that area. >>> back in one minute with more "washington today." >>> listen on the go with the free c-span radio app. four audio streams of commercial free public affairs programming. congressional hearings, white house briefings and speeches from national leaders. supreme court oral arguments. book tv. american history tv. and the sunday talk shows on the weekends. and podcasts of some of our regularly scheduled programs like q & a and news makers. the c-span radio app free at the itunes app store or blackberry app world. >>> welcome back to "washington today" here on c-span radio. we're streamed on web at c-spanradio.org and be
president obama has directed officials to use foreign assistance and diplomacy to promote gay rights across the country. >>> and the white house says that the president's oldest daughter, malia, is safe, was never in danger during a strong earthquake today in mexico. malia is on vacation with a school group in the southwestern part of the country, according to reports from the region. and the u.s. geological survey says a major earthquake was felt strongly in that area. >>>...
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president obama reached out right after the election victory. he was told that they were already asleep. today speaker boehner told abc news tax increases are still off the table. >> putting increased revenues on the table but through reforming or tax code. i would do that if the president were serious about solving our spending problem and trying to security or entitlement programs. >> revenue through reforming or tax code? this is the same stuff voters just rejected. this was a bright spot in boehner's interview. he was asked if republicans will still pursue full repeat. >> i think the election changes that. it's pretty clear the president was reelected. obama care is the law of the land. >> but you won't be extending the time next year trying to repeal obama-care? >> there are certainly maybe parts of it we believe that need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> wait a minute. a short while later, boehner walked back his answer on twitter. obama care is the law of the land, but it's raising costs and hurting small busi
president obama reached out right after the election victory. he was told that they were already asleep. today speaker boehner told abc news tax increases are still off the table. >> putting increased revenues on the table but through reforming or tax code. i would do that if the president were serious about solving our spending problem and trying to security or entitlement programs. >> revenue through reforming or tax code? this is the same stuff voters just rejected. this was a...
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so right now we are almost nowhere. >> president obama accusing republicans ever being willing to raise taxes on 98% of americans, while speaker boehner said it's the president when is unwilling to compromise. it's time now for our sunday group. bill crystal of the weekly standard. marcha liason and ed rollins and former democratic senator that you heard. >> each of them are saying they are being reasonable and it's the other side's fault. you have been through your share of washington negotiations. what strikes you about what you heard today? >> i think they both made their case well but i think geithner is in a stronger position in this respect. the president is the president. he can maneuver, he can say my $1.6 trillion and he can say $1.2 trillion. speaker boehner has 135 members. they don't hop to it when he decides to move. he's in a tougher position structurally. in these show downs the white house usually wins and the main reason they win is it's a unitary executive. and congress is in a weaker position. >> all right. >> what happened this week is interesting. both sides are put
so right now we are almost nowhere. >> president obama accusing republicans ever being willing to raise taxes on 98% of americans, while speaker boehner said it's the president when is unwilling to compromise. it's time now for our sunday group. bill crystal of the weekly standard. marcha liason and ed rollins and former democratic senator that you heard. >> each of them are saying they are being reasonable and it's the other side's fault. you have been through your share of...
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the obama campaign is going right at what they must see as a major weakness in mitt romney's appearance to voters. his time at bain capital, and they're taking that into the heart of the country. today, vice president joe biden went to a manufacturing plant in youngstown, ohio and unloaded. >> i resent the fact that we're talking about envy, job envy, wealth envy. that we don't dream. my mother believed and my father believed that if i want today be president of the united states i could be, i could be vice president. they dreamed as much as any rich guy dreams. they don't get us. they don't get who we are. this election is going to be a choice between two fundamentally different philosophies. that choice is about whether or not we're going to rebuild the middle class, or continue to help those at the top and hope everything works out well. romney made sure the guys at the top got to play by a separate set of rules. he ran up debts. he thinks that will help our kmi? let's look. past is prologue. i want you to think about what he will do as president. laying of workers, layering on debt,
the obama campaign is going right at what they must see as a major weakness in mitt romney's appearance to voters. his time at bain capital, and they're taking that into the heart of the country. today, vice president joe biden went to a manufacturing plant in youngstown, ohio and unloaded. >> i resent the fact that we're talking about envy, job envy, wealth envy. that we don't dream. my mother believed and my father believed that if i want today be president of the united states i could...
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which is where barack obama started. he wanted everybody, the tax increase to kick back in for them. >> right. >> so congressman boehner, you know, there's still a lot of people there that, you know, below that that are going to feel that these people should be taxed. so i'm not sure that he's going to get done what he wants to get done. >> and i think a lot of people not sure to add to your point what he wants done but let me bring in zachary. there's a new cnn poll out. who should compromise more, republicans 53%, democrats 41%. you have the president making movement on the people, the income threshold from 250 to 400,000. we saw compromise on spending cuts, as well. just looking at the numbers here, the president said yesterday, there is not an insurmountable gap but how do you process, zachary, the movement here by speaker boehner? is this a sense of him walking away from a grand bargain? >> politico had one of the better lines saying the differences between the sides are wide and narrow, meaning the dollar amount, i
which is where barack obama started. he wanted everybody, the tax increase to kick back in for them. >> right. >> so congressman boehner, you know, there's still a lot of people there that, you know, below that that are going to feel that these people should be taxed. so i'm not sure that he's going to get done what he wants to get done. >> and i think a lot of people not sure to add to your point what he wants done but let me bring in zachary. there's a new cnn poll out. who...
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right now president obama is ahead with 49.9% of the vote compared to mr. romney's 49.2 with mostly democratic leaning counties left to be counted. that's about a margin just large enough to avoid an automatic recount. by win withing florida, president obama would finish with 332 electoral college votes to romney's 206. that would be the large est marn of victory for an incumbent since 1984. the obama campaign has released video of president obama giving a short speech to a young staff and volunteers at his campaign headquarters in chicago. the emotions of a long campaign come rushing over the president. >> even before last night's results, i felt that the work that i had done in running for office had come full circle. because what you guys have done means that the work that i'm doing is important. i'm really proud of that. i'm really proud of all of you. and what you've -- [ cheers and applause ] >> great moment at end of a long campaign. you'll remember the president also got as by nostalgic and teary during his final campaign rally monday night in des m
right now president obama is ahead with 49.9% of the vote compared to mr. romney's 49.2 with mostly democratic leaning counties left to be counted. that's about a margin just large enough to avoid an automatic recount. by win withing florida, president obama would finish with 332 electoral college votes to romney's 206. that would be the large est marn of victory for an incumbent since 1984. the obama campaign has released video of president obama giving a short speech to a young staff and...
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obama justice, we're coming right back. [ engine rev] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wish list at the winter event going on now through december 31st. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 e350 for $579 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone...but her likes 50% more cash. but i'm upping my game. do you want a candy cane? yes! do you want the puppy? s! do you want a tricycle? yes! do you want 50 percent more cash? no! ♪ festive. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on every purchase plus a 50% annual bonus on the cash you earn. it's the card for people who ke more cash. what's in your wallet? lou: the civil war in syria escalating. meanwhile, u.s. is officially recognizing syria's main opposition group, as country'slyity matt representative. fox news national contract with correspondent with the latest. >> reporter: as opposition forces advance toward diagram damascus, president obama confirmed in an
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. >> we do not want a second term for the guy in the white house right now who has increased spending to unprecedented levels, who wants to raise taxes. we know president obama will be advocating the largest tax increase in history when the bush tax cuts expire. on a host of foreign policy issues whether you are talking about israel or whatever -- the reason we will unite behind governor romney as the nominee is because we understand the alternative is four more years of this a administration. >> are you concerned about the proceedings of the supreme court and whether health care reform will become a liability for republicans in the election? if the law is upheld, is it impossible for romney to make the contrast to president obama? >> we do not know what the court will rule. we will know this summer. it will have an impact on the election. it had an impact on the last election. one reason we got 87 freshmen and the republicans are in control is because of the health care law the democrats pushed through. it will have some impact. what the impact is, we will find out the summer. one th
. >> we do not want a second term for the guy in the white house right now who has increased spending to unprecedented levels, who wants to raise taxes. we know president obama will be advocating the largest tax increase in history when the bush tax cuts expire. on a host of foreign policy issues whether you are talking about israel or whatever -- the reason we will unite behind governor romney as the nominee is because we understand the alternative is four more years of this a...
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same number see no link to that ultimately it was his own mistake you can have your say right now after dot com just head over to the home page. ten minutes past the hour moscow time and the civil conflict in syria sending strong ripples across the border a report from lebanon which is turned into a sectarian power because of the bloody civil war ongoing on its doorstep. plus tightening the screws on kurdish rebels wearing up a revival of capital punishment more of these stories and others after a show. back. flying north with me in this old soviet work or so the helicopter is dr van amir brodsky and his team from the region's medical aviation service we head across ever more barren tundra higher and higher into russia's arctic far north until eventually we see our landing spot with the arrival of this tiny village after crossing hundreds of kilometers of snow a wilderness as a boy here suffering from favre and the doctors are going to see what they can do. inside a small building not one but two babies and their parents are waiting for us the doctors inspect them but can't make a diagn
same number see no link to that ultimately it was his own mistake you can have your say right now after dot com just head over to the home page. ten minutes past the hour moscow time and the civil conflict in syria sending strong ripples across the border a report from lebanon which is turned into a sectarian power because of the bloody civil war ongoing on its doorstep. plus tightening the screws on kurdish rebels wearing up a revival of capital punishment more of these stories and others...
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. >> states rights, right? obama, you love to agree with the republicans, why don't you agree on this. let's bring in eliot spitzer. >> cenk, susan rice saying i don't want the job, i don't quite believe her. i believe she was pressured by the white house. the white house caved once again. hsbc, little tiny slap on the risk go give money to drug lords. that's what the banks are being told over and over. i can't believe it. randy winegarten about the future of labor. we're going to have a fun time talking about tax rates. >> cenk: we just did a story on the hsbc. if you're a banker, you can't kill someone we think. >> here's what you do if you're hsbc. you go down to the drug companies and say we're open for business. we make a lot of money doing this and if we get caught, we only give back a little bit to the government and maybe a little bit of our bonuses but maybe not. but if they catch you on the street with a little reefer in your pocket, you go to jail. this justice department, failure top to bottom. lenn
. >> states rights, right? obama, you love to agree with the republicans, why don't you agree on this. let's bring in eliot spitzer. >> cenk, susan rice saying i don't want the job, i don't quite believe her. i believe she was pressured by the white house. the white house caved once again. hsbc, little tiny slap on the risk go give money to drug lords. that's what the banks are being told over and over. i can't believe it. randy winegarten about the future of labor. we're going to...
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president obama defined the so-called right laws as the right to work for less. we invited our viewers on twitter and facebook to tell us what right-to-work means to them on facebook. anthony rice wrote being from south carolina, a right-to-work state, the only right you have is none. the employer has all the rights. joe marcus wrote here in florida, right-to-work means working on labor day for straight time. and katie walzer calls it right to work until it hurts, hurts your pocketbook, your health, your family. share your thoughts with us on facebook and on twitter using the #edshow. >>> coming up, a colorado company plans to send you, if you have the right money, to the moon. derrick pitts of the franklin institute on what it means for the future of space travel. stay with us. we're back. sion commercials. yep, there i am with flo. hoo-hoo! watch it! [chuckles] anyhoo, 3 million people switched to me last year, saving an average of $475. yeah, i'm kind of a big deal. [sigh] it feels good to help people save... with great discounts like safe driver, multicar, an
president obama defined the so-called right laws as the right to work for less. we invited our viewers on twitter and facebook to tell us what right-to-work means to them on facebook. anthony rice wrote being from south carolina, a right-to-work state, the only right you have is none. the employer has all the rights. joe marcus wrote here in florida, right-to-work means working on labor day for straight time. and katie walzer calls it right to work until it hurts, hurts your pocketbook, your...